Definitions for "Fiber Optic Cable"
Keywords:  pulses, bundle, encases, optic, cable
A transmission medium composed of glass or plastic fibers; pulses of light are emitted from a laser-type source. Fiber optic cabling is the present cabling of choice for all interexchange networks, and increasingly for the local exchange loops as well; it is high security, high bandwidth, and takes up little conduit space. Considered the physical medium of all future land-based communications.
See optical cable.
A fiber, or bundle of fibers, in a structure built to meet optic, mechanical, and environmental specifications.
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Keywords:  cylindrical, pipe
a cylindrical pipe